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I was lucky enough to get down to London earlier this month and spent the afternoon in my favourite museum- The Victoria and Albert Museum in South Kensington. No museum trip would be complete without visiting the gift shop- I've rounded up a few of my favourite finds I love a bar of soap, such a timeless, simple luxury. This one reminds me of taking baths at my nana's house as a little girl. She used classic Cousins soap, this one smells similar- but elevated. The toile de

Last night the clocks went forward, and that extra light in the evening makes so much difference Although while i write this, here in the UK we are in the middle of a cold snap, the wind whistling down the chimney. I am choosing to see Spring as a state of mind, which I'm embracing. The madness that is deciding to add 4 chickens to our menagerie, 2 of which have decided they are house chickens and insist on coming inside whenever i open the back door! The dogs reluctantly acc

Ingredients for the topping 300g whipping cream 50g coffee beans 15g icing sugar A pinch of salt For the crust 230g digestive biscuits 15g cocoa powder , plus extra to finish, if you like 1 tbsp caster sugar , plus extra for rolling ½ tsp espresso powder¼ tsp salt 115g unsalted butter , melted For the mousse 170g whipping cream 175g dark chocolate , roughly chopped 1 whole egg and 1 egg yolk ¼ tsp salt 120g blood orange marmalade Start the topping the night before. In an ai